Sporting Lisbon: Shikabala must apologize

Upon interest from Zamalek, Sporting Lisbon state that Shikabala will only leave the club once he’s made a public apology to the club and its fans.

The White Knights have expressed to the Portuguese club their desire to acquire the playmaker once again, but Sporting are adamant that Zamalek must pay 600 thousand Euros for the player’s rights.

Besides the payment, Sporting also demands for the player to return to Lisbon and apologise publicly to both the club and its fans for his lengthy absence.

Shikabala has not been seen in Lisbon since August, after travelling to Egypt to represent the national team. Since then, news and images of Shikabala have sporadically appeared and it’s been reported that Sporting have stopped paying the player for missing work.

Alexandre Queirós is a Portuguese sports enthusiast, with particular focus African, Portuguese and Oceanic football. He followed the exploits of the Egyptian players plying their trade in Portugal for KingFut.com and also covers the rest of African football for other websites. He also proudly sates that he has been on the BBC World Service radio, even though he only said one sentence.